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Two-building fire under investigation

Alamogordo Department of Public Safety officers and Fire Services personnel continue their investigation of a two-building fire early Tuesday morning, an ADPS Fire Services spokesman said.

Cmdr. Jim LeClair said ADPS officers, Fire Services personnel and city volunteer firefighters responded to the 100 block of West Ninth Street around 5 a.m. Tuesday.

LeClair said two of the three abandoned buildings were fully engulfed with flames.

"One of the three buildings was an old tin building that's still standing and one was an old house," he said.
"The other building was an adobe-attached structure. They're probably a total loss. The fire is undetermined at this time. We're continuing our investigation into the cause of the fire."

LeClair said there was no one injured in the fire and no fire personnel injured while fighting the fire.

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